It was 2 holds that individually may not have drawn a call but it held WR up from changing direction, messed up the route timing and was the WR Mahomes was targeting on the play so it’s not really a call that can be faulted. It didn’t really “decide” the game since the still would’ve have a reasonable FG attempt, and Philly would’ve not had a ton of time to score again.
EH, maybe. It's moreso a choice of who you want to force to go for two, you or them. If it's less than 50-50, it makes sense for it to be them. Plus, you get that extra point so two additional FGs, which is plausible, equals two opposing TDs. Plus, if it's 9, you give the other team the information that they have no choice but to play for two possessions, go for it on fourth, etc. Gives them an edge of the extra information.
Philly would've had well over a minute AND a timeout, instead of one play from their own 35.
Still didn't DECIDE the game. What decided the game was KC scoring everytime they had the ball in the second half, their O line dominating the line of scrimmage, Pacheco's running, and play calling that allowed KC recievers to be more wide open than anything.
It definitely ended the game prematurely. It was a terrible way to end a tightly fought game. A referee has to be aware of the ramifications of a call like that in that moment.
It was the right call — the player even said he thought they’d ‘let it slide’ given the situation. And I wish the official had left the hanky in his pocket.
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But perhaps the reason he thought they'd "let it slide" was because the refs were letting that slide the rest of the game.
